The Big Titusville Lie

This evening, Yaw and I were driving back to my place from dinner at Kelsey's--an Italian restaurant chain down in this area.

Driving East on Garden Street, I noticed that where we were driving was sort of like Newport News is for most of its length. Except, at the far end of Garden Street, we could see the shining tower of a high-rise condo on the water.

The view gives the uninitiated the impression of driving into some higher civilization. I couldn't help noting the irony.

In actual fact, as you get closer to the hi-rise, you drive right into Downtown Titusville...which is more like Hilton Village, only there's more of it and it's a little newer looking.

For those who are starved for higher civilization, this will be a serous disappointment. It's kind of amusing at 4:30 in the morning though, when I'm on my way to work at McD's and I see a tourist pull into 7-11 for coffee. There's always a look that says "Where's the rest of it? Did I miss a turn somewhere?"